If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you’ll know I am a BIIIIIG fan of ‘filling the page’. So many of us, beginner sketchers and painters in particular, just paint the thing. And leave it floating there, in mid air. Thinking...
I know, I know. You want it, but it’s hard… hard to fit sketching into your day, let alone your Christmas. And if it’s on the To Do List inside your head, it might be down the bottom. Look, just as exercise is important for your physical health, art is a truly easy...
How many times do you have to do a thing for it to become a habit? The book ‘Atomic Habits’ talks about ‘habit stacking’ – “One of the best ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day and then...
Did you know that SHA Club Members get each month’s Demonstration Collection in their Club library for free until the next Collection begins. And when that happens they’re offered a discount to purchase them. It’s a great way to learn to paint. Why...
I loved receiving this question from Louise in the UK: What do you do with all the paintings! If you paint something every day for 30 days that’s a lot of art! If you’ve ever wondered the same thing, here’s my reply: Hi Louise, great question! I...
Linda and I were chatting today, about how many months I’d been doing an at-least-12 sketch Demonstration Collection (18!) and thinking up new and fun ways to entice you to join in and get that fabulous ‘I painted that!’ feeling for yourself. Our...
